Founders Porter

Brewed by Founders Brewing Company
Style: Porter
Grand Rapids, Michigan USA

Serve in English pint, Stem glass

12 oz. Tried as part of a porter tasting. A: Jet black with minimal lacing. S: Dark chocolate and coffee. T: Coffee and dark chocolate notes pervade this brew. M: Medium body and no carbonation - perhaps a bit too smooth.

Black with a tan head. Aroma is roasted with strong chocolate. Flavor is roasted coffee with a slight chocolate aftertaste. Very well balanced, excellent porter.

UPDATED: JUL 16, 2010 Refrigerated bottle poured into a shaker. Pours opaque black with a slight highlight of dark brown and pretty good lacing. Head is medium brown and body is creamy smooth. Taste is roasted malt, nut, some mocha/chocolate, and some hops.

12 oz bottle. Pours super dark brown, almost black. Light mocha head. Aroma is super dark roasted coffee and burnt nuts, in a good way. Only hints of something sweet, but just faint. Little sweetness then a great roasty bitter finish. This is not harsh by any means and is a great example of how to get dark roasted flavors into a beer while making it incredibly drinkable.

Bottled. Black with a large light brown head. Aroma is roasted nuts and coffee and a ton of vanilla. Flavor is also roasty, in a very smooth brew that has notes of chocolate, buts and coffee...well done and straightforward.

Bottle. Black pour with some tan head. Coffee, and dark malts with some light bitter hop aromas. Caramel, chocolate and roasted malt flavors are slightly sweet, but not overly, not so much hop presence and the texture is very nice for a porter.

UPDATED: AUG 14, 2010 best porter. very roasty, chocolate, hops. how is this even a porter? i would rate this with the very best stouts i’ve had.

An amazing porter. This is by far my favorite porter. Big, roasted, chocolate, goodness. Amazing porter.